Is it always about you??

United States
December 17, 2008 1:15pm CST
I had lunch plans to day with 2 friends of mine. For one of my friends it was to thank him for helping me out with something. For my other friend it was just to see her. I paid for the meal and we had made all of the arrangements so that we could enjoy as much of their lunch break together as possible. My girlfriend was completely anti-social and didn't say more than 2 words the whole meal. I tried to draw her out of her funk, but she still wasnt responsive. I feel that if she knew she wasn't feeling up to being social she should have canceled. Heck, to avoid having her sit their like a wet blanket I would have let the other friend bring her something back so that she still would have gotten a free lunch out of it. Shouldn't she have excused herself from the event if she wasn't going to be social?
3 responses
@tklich (391)
• United States
17 Dec 08
I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you should approach her and try to talk to her about what was going on during lunch. It does sound a little odd that she wasn't being social, especially if that isn't like her. But maybe she felt awkward for some reason with the other friend being there that she didn't want to open up about why she wasn't being social. Something could have happened if she had just come from work. That can happen at my office as well - I could be having the best day, but then the next minute something happens and completely ruins it, changing my whole mood instantly. The best thing to do it to just talk to her and be a friend. Don't jump to any conclusions and try not to be mad at her until you know the whole story. Then if you still don't get anything out of her, at least you can say you tried. Maybe give her some space and maybe she'll come around at a later time and try to explain what was going on. Good luck with your friend!
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• United States
18 Dec 08
She actually came by my house later this evening because she needed to use my computer (she doesn't have internet at home). she was all bubbles and smiles becaus eshe was doing something that was all about her. I asked her what the deal was and she just shrugged it off like it wasn't a big deal. We are pretty good frineds, so I let her know that if it happens again I might have to embarrass her by moving to a new table!
@jzqt27 (541)
• Canada
18 Dec 08
i think she just dont know what to say.
@mthomson (22)
• United States
17 Dec 08
There could be a few explanations for your friends anti-social behavior. -You friend could have had something bad happen very near the lunch, and just not been in a very good but but didn't have enough time to cancel. -I don't know how well your friends know each other, but maybe she got nervous around the other friend? -It's also possible she didn't realize she was doing it. I've had longish car rides where I didn't say a thing, but didn't realize it was so quiet until right near the end. -Maybe she also wasn't feeling up to it, but didn't want to risk hurting your feelings by canceling. No matter what the reason, I do agree that if someone isn't going to have a good time I would rather have them cancel than act like a wet blanket and bring everyone's mood down. I understand that sometimes people don;t want to be social, and would rather make new plans to see them when they are in the mood for being around people. That makes it more enjoyable for everyone.